Hackers care about politics? guess so

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Hackers care about politics? guess so

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interesting article

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/biztech/09 ... index.html

Cyberattacks have reached an all-time high this month, digital risk-management company mi2g Ltd. says. The company, which has tracked attacks since 1995, says it has spotted 9,011 overt digital attacks so far this month, a sharp increase from the 5,830 attacks spotted in August and 4,094 in July.
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Mmmmm....
So they are in another word "country-lover" :D
I would probably do it for Japan but never tried and going to :)
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I doubt it's politics and more of an excuse. They will hack just to hack, this just gives them an excuse to throw at people.
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you talkin <span style='color:blue' title='I&#39;m naughty, are you naughty?'>smurf</span> about american hackers jason???

thats messed up man, I'm launching an attack against canada! hockey beware!

lol :lol:
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Post by jason »

Um....

I am American.

I just live in Canada. Part of the "First Strike" task force.
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oh damn

well now we're attacking canada, I hope you're happy

<-- dials into the place where they make that delicious canadian bacon
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ah, the new-world-lings are fighting each other.
Good, now the old world can take over leadership again.
*oops* wrong century, wrong forum, wrong poster 8)
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"honey, volka's gone crazy again.. call doc wilson"
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when i was a lad, the map was pink
PINK!
PINK I TELL YOU!

-nurse more morphine please-
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"doc, you know morphine's rationed and not for the past-remedies"
"well then give me a large trout"
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Canada remains it's own country simply because we have not needed it yet. <g>

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we at the bureau of politically correct trouts have decided to object about previous postings regarding trouts and any pain relief.

quite to the contrary, we just smell
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Trout? Did someone say trout? Now HERE is a trout!
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thats a big ass trout! looks like a salmon :o

I have to go trout fishing soon :(
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Post by Johnm »

Technically it is a Rainbow trout... although they are better known as Steelhead. That one is 14 lbs. and I caught him on a 5 weight fly rod.


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